NBA Draft 2026: Dybantsa goes No. 1, Boozer slides to Memphis

The 2026 NBA Draft opened with AJ Dybantsa selected by the Washington Wizards with the No. 1 overall pick.

The BYU forward, widely viewed as the highest-upside prospect in the class, joins Washington after averaging over 25 points per game while shooting above 50% from the field. The biggest surprise, however, was Cameron Boozer sliding to the Memphis Grizzlies at No. 3, after Darryn Peterson was picked by the Utah Jazz at No. 2.

Elsewhere on draft night, the Los Angeles Clippers made a surprise move by taking Keaton Wagler at No. 5, the Brooklyn Nets selected Mikel Brown Jr. at No. 6, and the Atlanta Hawks landed Kingston Flemings at No. 8. From a European perspective, Sergio De Larrea went to the Dallas Mavericks at No. 25, while Karim López landed with the Memphis Grizzlies at No. 21.

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1. Washington Wizards — AJ Dybantsa, BYU
2. Utah Jazz — Darryn Peterson, Kansas
3. Memphis Grizzlies — Cameron Boozer, Duke
4. Chicago Bulls — Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
5. Los Angeles Clippers — Keaton Wagler, Illinois
6. Brooklyn Nets — Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
7. Sacramento Kings — Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
8. Atlanta Hawks — Kingston Flemings, Houston
9. Dallas Mavericks — Morez Johnson, Michigan
10. Milwaukee Bucks — Brayden Burries, Arizona
11. Golden State Warriors — Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
12. Oklahoma City Thunder — Aday Mara, Michigan
13. Milwaukee Bucks — Nate Ament, Tennessee
14. Charlotte Hornets — Hannes Steinbach, Washington
15. Chicago Bulls — Dailyn Swain, Texas
16. Memphis Grizzlies — Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
17. Oklahoma City Thunder — Ebuka Okorie, Stanford
18. Charlotte Hornets — Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
19. Toronto Raptors — Allen Graves, Santa Clara
20. San Antonio Spurs — Jayden Quanintance, Kentucky
21. Detroit Pistons — Karim Lopez, New Zealand Breakers
22. Philadelphia 76ers — Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
23. Atlanta Hawks — Zuby Ejiofor, St. John’s
24. New York Knicks — Cameron Carr, Baylor
25. Los Angeles Lakers — Sergio de Larrea, Valencia
26. Denver Nuggets — Tarris Reed, UConn
27. Boston Celtics — Chirs Cenac Jr., Houston
28. Minnesota Timberwolves — Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
29. Cleveland Cavaliers — Alex Karaban, UConn
30. Dallas Mavericks — Koa Peat, Arizona